Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Leonard “Kip” Rhinelander Trial (1925)
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Kobe Bryant (1978- )
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Wiley Austin Branton (1923-1988)
Charles Caldwell Assassination Marker
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Charles Caldwell (ca. 1831-1875)

Explore Global African History

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Ali Al’amin Mazrui (1933–2014)
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Bamako, Mali (11th Century– )
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Richard Moore Rive (1931-1989)
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Sundiata Keita (1210?-1255?)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West
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Defending Nikkei: Hugh MacBeth and the Japanese American Internment
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The Tie Breaker Ruling in Perspective: A Plaintiff Looks Back on the Historic U.S. Supreme Court Decision of 2007
Migrant Mother Holds Her Baby, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1940
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In Praise of Mayme Clayton: Images of the African American West

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators